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Class: Teleostei
Order: Stomiiformes
Family: Stomiidae Barbeled dragonfishes
Subfamily: Stomiinae
Genus: Stomias

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11 species (see list below)
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Photo by Welter-Schultes, F.

Circumglobal in tropical
Max. Length 21.9 cm SL
Stomias affinis Günther, 1887

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Stomias affinis
[Günther's boafish]

Photo by Briones-Mendoza, J.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Stomias atriventer Garman, 1899

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Stomias atriventer
[Black-belly dragonfish]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 32.2 cm SL
Stomias boa (Risso, 1810)

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Stomias boa
[Boa dragonfish]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 20.4 cm SL
Stomias brevibarbatus Ege, 1918

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Stomias brevibarbatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 40 cm SL
 
Stomias colubrinus
[]
No picture found
 
Stomias danae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 30 cm SL
 
Stomias ferox
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 29 cm SL
 
Stomias gracilis
[]

Photo by Reiner, F.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 29.7 cm SL
Stomias lampropeltis Gibbs, 1969

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Stomias lampropeltis
[]

Photo by Welter-Schultes, F.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 43 cm SL
Stomias longibarbatus (Brauer, 1902)

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Stomias longibarbatus
[Longbarb scaly dragonfish]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Stomias nebulosus Alcock, 1889

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Stomias nebulosus
[Alcock's boafish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Stomias affinis Günther's boafish Circumglobal in tropical 21.9 SL 1887
Stomias atriventer Black-belly dragonfish Eastern Pacific 25 TL 1899
Stomias boa Boa dragonfish Eastern Atlantic 32.2 SL 1810
Stomias brevibarbatus Eastern Atlantic 20.4 SL 1918
Stomias colubrinus Eastern Pacific (Ref. 958 40 SL 1899
Stomias danae Pacific Ocean. 1933
Stomias ferox North Atlantic 30 SL 1842
Stomias gracilis Subtropical convergence a 29 SL 1899
Stomias lampropeltis Eastern Atlantic 29.7 SL 1969
Stomias longibarbatus Longbarb scaly dragonfish Eastern Atlantic 43 SL 1902
Stomias nebulosus Alcock's boafish Indo-Pacific 18 TL 1889



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